X7 Tool Manager

[oneyankfan1]

When I open the new tool manager and try to create a threadmill with an imported .dxf file it wont create, I have to open X7 and then access the old tool manager then create the threadmill off of geometry on a level that way, and then it will show up in the new tool manager, also if the new tool manager is open when I do this it dosent show up untill I close it and open it back up. Is there a way to not have to create the threadmill this way and do it in the new toolmanager directly? Am i missing something?

[Thee Rickster ™]

You may have to wait till MU1 arrives

[gcode]

You can open the tool manager directly from Start/All Programs/Mastercam X7

[crazy^millman]

Have you read this from the help about the ISO 13399 Format?

 

- Import Custom Geometry from Level - Choose to create the custom profile from a profile stored on a level in the active MCX file when working in Mastercam.

- Import Custom Geometry from File - Choose to create the custom profile from a file. Both MCX and DXF are valid file types when you are working in Mastercam. When you are working in the Tool Manager application, MCX files are not supported.

Note: DXF file types must be in ISO 13399 format.

- Reset Tool Profile - Choose to discard any custom profile that the tool may have, and reset the tool to a Parametric tool.

Note: This button becomes available only after either of the import buttons above are chosen. Once you select a custom file or custom level to import geometry from, Mastercam recognizes that the tool is custom and uses a custom profile, and the Reset Tool Profile button becomes active.

- Scalable - Select this checkbox to create a scaled version of the custom geometry. For scalable custom tools to achieve the correct behavior, the custom geometry must follow the Mastercam guidelines for custom profiles (1 unit radius).

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_13399

 

Here is a link to the Thesis on the subject. http://kth.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:13824/FULLTEXT01

[oneyankfan1]

You can open the tool manager directly from Start/All Programs/Mastercam X7

Im talking about importing .dxf geometry into the tool manager not how to open it, it wont import my dxf geometry

[oneyankfan1]

thanks ill try reading it and mess with it after turkey day

[Simtech]

Still in the Tool Manager, what does the Print function suppose to do? I can't seem to get anything to print.

Is it possible to print out the Tool List of the library, or the image of each tool?

Thanks!